We Are Water Protectors

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Powerful....Goade’s illustrations combine a mystical mood with the lovely fierceness of a child seeking justice." — The New York Times I pledge to make this world a better place by being a stewardof the Earth and a protector of the water.

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Christi Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch create mural for MacEwan University". University Affairs . Retrieved 2021-11-02. This prophecy, known as the Seven Fires Prophecy, says that if humans choose the natural path, then we will proceed toward peace and unity and a healthy Mother Earth. The author, Carole Lindstrom, is a citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe, located in North Dakota. The illustrator, Michaela Goade, was raised in Southeast Alaska, home of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian tribes. Both have a profound reverence for water. Their thoughtful words and stunning artwork show that it is the responsibility of humans to care for water, keep it clean and healthy, and to approach care for Earth in its entirety with the same diligent and considered accountability, as owed to all generations of humankind, past, present and future. a b Kent, Melissa (22 March 2018). "Canadian teen tells UN to 'warrior up,' give water same protections as people". CBC News . Retrieved 2019-01-10. This book was created as I became increasingly aware of the many tribal nations are finding oil pipelines from crossing their tribal lands and waterways.In Ojibwe culture, women are the protectors of the water and men are the protectors of the fire. Perhaps it is for that reason that I felt compelled to speak for the water through this story. Humans have been missed treating Mother Earth for millennia, and Indigenous Peoples have long acted as stewards of the planet, giving a voice to our silent home.

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Meet Josephine Mandamin (Anishinaabekwe), The "Water Walker" | Mother Earth Water Walk". www.motherearthwaterwalk.com . Retrieved 2017-10-18. Land protectors face criminal charges for defending water, food, culture – TheIndependent.ca". 2017-03-18 . Retrieved 2019-01-10. Labrador water protectors in St. John's jail over Muskrat Falls protest". aptnnews.ca. 24 July 2017 . Retrieved 2019-01-10. Observation is not enough, the book communicates: action is necessary... A passionate call for environmental stewardship." — starred review, Publishers Weekly

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When it came to water, my dad had rules. You never put anything on or into the ground which might harm the water table or any animals who frequented that area. You used water sparingly, except for keeping a garden healthy or for drinking. To this day, I'm the one homeowner digging out hundreds of certain unwanted weeds from my gardens and lawn rather than applying harmful chemicals.

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Carole Lindstrom is Anishinabe/Métis and is a proud member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe Indians. She was born and raised in Nebraska and currently makes her home in Maryland. She is the author of We Are Water Protectors and Girls Dance, Boys Fiddle. carolelindstrom.com Monkman, Lenard (19 August 2017). "How art and spirituality are defining the 'water protectors' ". CBC News . Retrieved 2019-01-10. Water protectors in popular culture and media [ edit ] No Spiritual Surrender" with Floris White Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota - Cochiti Pueblo. Holding protest sign with image of Thunderbir woman created by Isaac Murdoch, Serpent River First Nation. Many water protectors are women. [16] [17] In many Native American and FNIM cultures, women are seen to have a strong connection to water, the moon, and the cycles of the tide as they are able to become pregnant and give birth. [18] Because they give life, Indigenous women hold important roles and are highly valued in their communities. Thus, women are also responsible for taking care of water, and the water will return the favor by giving life to the surrounding environment. [8] In Anishinaabe culture, for example, women perform ceremonies to honour water and water is considered to be alive and have a spirit. [19] The other road is described as a hard-surfaced highway where everything moves faster and faster, at an unimaginable speed. On this path, humans embrace technological advancement with little regard for Mother Earth.Breen, Katie (29 Aug 2017). "Muskrat Falls protester Marjorie Flowers no longer under house arrest". CBC News . Retrieved 2019-01-10. a b Allen, Autumn (October 13, 2020). "We Are Water Protectors". The Horn Book. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021 . Retrieved November 16, 2021. The Water Protector Movement". Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists . Retrieved 2020-10-16. a b c d Saarinen, Tamara (April 1, 2020). "We Are Water Protectors". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021 . Retrieved November 16, 2021.